CVE-2021-25036 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the All in One SEO WordPress plugin versions prior to 4.1.5.3. This flaw allows low-privileged users, such as subscribers, to access protected REST API endpoints, potentially leading to remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it is easily exploitable over the network with low privileges and no user interaction, posing a significant risk of complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.1.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aioseo:all_in_one_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.